Study of Crude Oil Degradation Using Bio-stimulant: The Concept of Remediation Application

Abstract

The Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation was monitored in a batch reactor with the addition of bio-stimulants of palm oil processed waste water (POPWW) and NPK fertilizer in contaminated clay soil medium. The comparative study on the performance of both bio-simulants revealed that the NPK fertilizer was more effective than the palm oil processed waste water (POPWW). This study is based on the overview on the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon and the effect of biostimulation was studied on the research work. The performance of the palm oil processed waste water was compared with the NPK fertilizer in terms of the effectiveness of crude oil degradation or remediation in the different bioreactors set-up. The result obtained revealed that increase in crude oil removal with performance of bio-stimulant was observed in clay soil environment.